Charlie Kohler ADCC Beginnings Ep 212 Charlie Kohler is a staple among the early California NHB scene, this episode Charlie Kohler documents his experience with Sheik Tahnoon and the evolution of what has become the greatest combat sporting tournament in the world. Charlie Kohler will be coming back very shortly in order to talk about his career within the sport of Mixed Martial Arts Charlie Kohler ADCC Bebinnings Ep 212 0:00 Lytes out intro 0:19 guest introduction 0:29 interview start  0:56 little online info about Charlie Kohler  1:36 growing up in Hong Kong  3:18 MMA beginnings  5:34 learning how to wrestle  8:52 plugs/ promotions  9:25 beginnings in Jiu Jitsu  12:36 Dan Inosanto 16:58 Charlie Kohler vs John McPherson 20:39 cancelled fight with Shannon Ritch 23:41 going into fighting as a purple belt  23:58 attending the 2nd ADCC 26:51 Charlie Kohler vs Eddie Ruiz 31:08 roommates during ADCC 36:04 Nelson Monteiro friends with Renzo Gracie  36:56 training at ADCC house 39:33 bjj team tournament 47:33 training with lions den members  48:05 coming up with the ADCC rules  55:00 Sheik Tahnoon creating tournaments 58:38 training with Steve Bruno and John Copperhaven 1:02:37 why the Lions Den went under 1:05:13 members that came from the Lions Den 1:08:06 opinion on John Copperhaven 1:11:25 training with Gerald Strebendt 1:19:00 Matt Serra being well rounded  1:21:16 Reggie Cardiel 1:29:24 MMA underground forums  1:31:25 interview wrap up  1:34:37 outro/final thoughts  Subscribe to the Lytes Out Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@LytesOutClips Socials:  Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1027449255187255/?mibextid=oMANbw Instagram -  https://www.instagram.com/lytesoutpodcast/ iTunes -  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/lytes-out-podcast/id1568575809  Spotify -  https://open.spotify.com/show/3q8KsfqrSQSjkdPLkdtNWb  Mike - The MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Cash App - $mikedavis1231 Venmo - Mike-Davis-63 ZELLE: [email protected] / ph#: 773-491-5052  Follow the #LOP team on Instagram:  Chris - Founder/Owner - @chrislightsoutlytle  Mike - MMA Detective - @mikedavis632  Joey - Assistant - @aj_ventitre Andrew - Timestamps - @ambidexstress Outro song: Power - https://tunetank.com/t/2gji/1458-power #adcc  #MMA #UFC #NHB #LytesOutPodcast #LytesOut #MixedMartialArts #ChrisLytle #MMADetective #MikeDavis #MMAHistory #OldSchoolMMA #FiftyFightClub #MMAPodcast #FightPodcast Support the show